Thelma was born in Reading on February 5, 1928, a daughter of the late William and Mary E (Faust) Broadman.

She is survived by her sons Albert W. Anderson Jr. of Reinholds and Richard J. Schmeck and his wife, Rebecca, of Seattle, WA; her daughter, Mary E. Nagle and her husband, Robert, of Reinholds; her sister, Marie Conard of Sinking Spring; grandchildren Robert and Michelle, and her great-grandson, Kyle.